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Klein Independent School District is the 21st-largest school district in Texas serving 45,310 students in 46 schools. The district based in Klein, Texas, north of Houston, Texas.

About the district

Klein Independent School District is located in Harris County, Texas.

Klein Independent School District is located in Harris County, Texas. The county seat of Harris County is Houston. Harris County is home to 4,092,459 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1]

Demographics

Harris County overperformed in comparison to the rest of Texas in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.1 percent of Harris County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.3 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income in Harris County was $53,160 compared to $51,563 for the state of Texas. The poverty rate in Harris County was 17.9 percent compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[1]

Note: The United States Census Bureau considers "Hispanic or Latino" to be a place of origin, not a race. Therefore, the Census allows citizens to report both their race and that they are from a "Hispanic or Latino" place of origin simultaneously. As a result, the percentages in each column of the racial demographics table will exceed 100 percent. Each column will add up to 100 percent after removing the "Hispanic or Latino" place of origin percentages, although rounding by the Census Bureau may make the total one or two tenths off from being exactly 100 percent.[3] This Ballotpedia page provides a more detailed explanation of how the Census Bureau handles race and ethnicity in its surveys.

Superintendent

The current superintendent of Klein Independent School District is Dr. James W. Cain, who has been there since 2004. Prior to his experience at Klein, Cain served as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, instructional officer, director of school administration in Klein ISD, then area superintendent in Fort Bend ISD, and returned to the district as an assistant/associate superintendent for administration. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, and master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Houston.

Cain and his wife, Susan have two children who both attended Klein ISD schools.[4]

School board

The Klein Independent School District is overseen by a seven-member board elected at-large to three-year terms in a nonpartisan election.[5]

School board elections

Two seats were up for election on the Klein Independent School District board on November 5, 2013. Both incumbents, Paul Lanham in Position 6 and Rick Mann in Position 7, won re-election. Two seats were up for election in 2014, and three seats will be up in 2015.

Budget

The table below displays the budget for Klein Independent School District:[6][7]